THIEVES stole 250 litres of diesel from a truck in Houghton yesterday morning.

The incident took place between 2.30am and 7.30am on Wednesday when the offenders broke into a farm unit in the village.

They then took the grill off, dropped the side cover and broke the lock on the fuel cap to get in.

Anyone who has any information in relation to this incident is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference 44150401013.